Hyperattenuated
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hyperattenuated is an adjective meaning More than usually attenuated.
Meaning
More than usually attenuated.
Example Sentences
We measured the length of hyperattenuated arterial obstructions on non-contrast CT. We calculated HU ratios for each patient to assess attenuation of the obstruction in relation to normal background intra-arterial attenuation as: mean obstruction HU ÷ mean normal vessel HU. We repeated obstruction attenuation measurements, in the same location, on follow-up non-contrast CT. We calculated change in attenuation of the obstruction between the two scans.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hyperattenuating, overattenuated, hypervulnerable, overreduced, hyperenhanced, overamplified.
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